Pullman with increased PFF

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I reworked the measurements to get a higher PFF. 
I used all Arrowhead Mills BF in the pff. I had ground Kamut from Tom , his gift when we had our recent meetup. I used that in the “ beating” portion as it’s the only component that’s got enough gluten to develop with that technique. 

I’ll increase the volume by 50g to get a fuller pan . Picture is the bottom with its razor sharp edges. Fragrance as usual is intoxicating so rich from the buttered pan. Will get a crumb pic soon to see if the increased pff makes a difference. 

600g whole grain flour blend. 
       200g Kamut 

       200g Spelt milled 

       200g Rye  milled 

300g water

13g salt

150g trinity —- 50g each EVOO, Homemade Yogurt, wild flower honey

360g 100% hydration Bread flour levain 

Usual method. All liquids and levain and salt whisked till smooth. Added all Kamut and whisked very vigorously til creamy and light. Folded in rest of flour until all moistened. Left one hour rest. ( weeding garden at intervals) Bowl folds x 3 not timed . 2 laminations , final one is shaping a  tube and placing in buttered pan. Rising in my heating pad incubator til two rows from the top. About 3 hrs. Bake 375 covered 30 min uncovered 20 min. 
 

Edited: I don’t see any difference in crumb. If I had retarded might have made a difference or done a bulk then shaped and risen in pan then retarded. Time = holes I imagine formed during the longer fermentation. 

It’s very very tender with a lot of whole grain sweetness coming through. Was easy to slice thin slices. 

Will be a bit before we need more bread. Grands will be here Friday for 2 weeks and need packed lunches and snacks for camp for 10 of those days so I will be baking ! 

It’s so easy to stir up. I’m thinking I’ll do the bulk and retard next bake and see what changes are going on with the formula when I add those back. I’m missing the boules so about time to shake things up. 🙏c

I baked a 50/50 Kamut/wheat loaf today and it turned out fine but I can't taste a difference from my usual loaf. My 71 year-old pallet must not be sensitive enough to enjoy the finer things. I got this 1 pound bag of Bob's Red Mill Kamut berries for 1/2 price so I figured I would give it a try. Maybe I could detect a difference in a side-by-side test?

I envy those of you who can appreciate the difference.

Gary

There isn’t a big difference to my taster between the wheats. Maybe because I always use a blend . I’m just glad to be able to have so many at hand. 

Perhaps take each grain and fresh grind it and make a flour /water paste of each one and taste that? I actually think I’ll try it and see! Report when I next bake 

We are not lovers of sour. It’s why I did start YW years ago. The very short fermentation with this Pullman is why I’ve gravitated to it more and more. 

But I miss YW and boules so will be broadening repertoire again soon. c

I think that all the ancient grains (spelt, emmer, einkorn, kamut) have a richer flavor than the standard wheat flours I use. It's not night and day but I notice it. The other flour I've tried that has a similar richer taste is King Arthur "Climate Blend".

TomP